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Over 250 volunteers made 12,350 emergency food bags at the Christmas Harvest at Moisson Montréal on December 19th, 2015. (CNW Group/MOISSON MONTREAL)

Dec 19, 2015, 14:59 ET image

From food sorting to the Christmas Harvest: 10 years of support and collaboration at Moisson Montréal

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Today, over 250 volunteers participated in our annual holiday food assistance event MONTREAL, Dec. 19, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - For the tenth consecutive year, more than 250 volunteers gathered on the last Saturday before Christmas to prepare emergency food assistance for Montrealers in need. Elected officials from the municipal, provincial and federal levels, including Denis Coderre, Robert...

Dec 21, 2015, 12:00 ET

JHR Co-Founders Ben Peterson and Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque Honoured by Canadian Governor-General David Johnston for Meritorious Service

Co-founders recognized for their work launching Journalists for Human Rights, Canada's leading media development...

Dec 21, 2015, 09:47 ET

Ontario's doctors remind everyone to take the right steps to prevent the flu

TORONTO, Dec. 21, 2015 /CNW/ - This holiday season, Ontario's doctors have a prescription to keep you and your family...

Dec 21, 2015, 10:00 ET

A record-breaking year expected at this year's Courage Polar Bear Dip

OAKVILLE, ON, Dec. 21, 2015 /CNW/ - An annual tradition that beckons to the most adventurous, and perhaps the...

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Federal Election 2015

Oct 23, 2015, 12:19 ET

W5 Delivers Exclusive Interview with Prime Minister-Designate Justin Trudeau, October 24 on CTV

Oct 23, 2015, 07:30 ET

Food Banks Canada looks forward to working with the new Liberal Government to reduce the need for food banks

Oct 22, 2015, 10:50 ET

Back To The Future

Advocacy Group Opinion

12:00 ET

Questerre endorses Oil Respect campaign

11:44 ET

Statement by the Right Honourable Paul Martin on the passing of the Honourable Jean Lapierre

11:30 ET

Crisis in corrections: no solution without OPSEU frontliners

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Animal Welfare

Mar 29, 2016, 07:30 ET

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Receipt of Additional A$992,000 Net Tax Refund under the Australian Government's R&D; Incentive Program and Provides Update on EPBC Authorization Process

Mar 28, 2016, 08:54 ET

Mercy For Animals Commends Second Cup for New Cage-Free Egg Policy

Mar 24, 2016, 11:23 ET

Government of Canada announces simultaneous approval with the United States of veterinary drug Imrestor

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Corporate Social Responsibility

10:30 ET

University of New Brunswick receives $250,000 donation from Sun Life Financial to provide diabetes prevention and care resources

10:00 ET

Scouts Challenge All Canadians As Good Turn Week Becomes A National Movement

Mar 29, 2016, 16:15 ET

Pythian Named One of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers for 2016

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Domestic policy

Mar 18, 2016, 16:23 ET

Assembly of First Nations Congratulates Justice Murray Sinclair on Appointment to Senate of Canada

Mar 18, 2016, 05:00 ET

Quebec's debt reaches $276 billion - each taxpayer now owes over $68,000

Mar 09, 2016, 16:21 ET

Local business recognized for their work with refugees

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Economic news, trends, analysis

09:27 ET

/C O R R E C T I O N from Source -- Employment and Social Development Canada/

09:00 ET

Azimut refines highly prospective gold target on the Eleonore South Property in the Eleonore mining camp

09:00 ET

Canada's top malls form $1,000-per-square-foot club as sector stays resilient

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Education

09:00 ET

Media advisory - The Canadian Cancer Society and the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec join forces to offer nurses palliative care training

05:00 ET

Funding available for innovative ideas in Ottawa for healthy oceans

Mar 29, 2016, 12:01 ET

Regent Park community to benefit from fashion industry skills training

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Environmental

08:00 ET

Canada's Chore Gap: 3 in 5 Canadians say children today spend less time on chores compared to when they were young

07:00 ET

GWR Global Water Resources Corp. declares monthly dividend

07:00 ET

BPA found in majority of food cans tested in Canada, contaminating the food that many Canadians consume daily

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European Government

Dec 06, 2015, 17:49 ET

Minister McKenna meets with provincial and territorial counterparts in Paris

Nov 30, 2015, 12:38 ET

Canada joins the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition

Nov 14, 2015, 16:38 ET

Statement from Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on the terrorist attack in Paris

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FDA Approval

Mar 21, 2016, 10:34 ET

Endo Provides Statement Regarding Expected FDA Approval Of Generic Voltaren® Gel Product

Mar 17, 2016, 12:42 ET

FDA 510(k) Clearance Granted to PneumaCare's Ground-breaking Thora-3DI™ Product for Non-contact Respiratory Measurement

Mar 16, 2016, 08:00 ET

Opsens receives FDA 510(k) clearance for the OptoWire II

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Federal and state legislation

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Canadian steel construction industry visits Ottawa to call for immediate legislation for construction prompt payment, local procurement for Canadian infrastructure projects, and free and fair trade to ensure a fair, thriving, globally competitive an

08:46 ET

Minister McCallum addresses UN conference on Syrian refugees

Mar 24, 2016, 15:57 ET

Wood Innovation Forum - "Innovation as a Means of Reinventing our Industry" - Laurent Lessard

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Federal Executive Branch & Agency

Mar 29, 2016, 10:45 ET

The Government of Canada announces new investment in Parks Canada's historic canals in Quebec

Mar 29, 2016, 09:00 ET

/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, to deliver keynote address at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations/

Mar 25, 2016, 09:00 ET

Media Advisory - The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, to deliver keynote address at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations

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Foreign Policy & International Affairs

08:46 ET

Minister McCallum addresses UN conference on Syrian refugees

Mar 24, 2016, 14:30 ET

Mission to Europe - The Mayor of Québec City to meet with IOC President Thomas Bach

Mar 22, 2016, 11:52 ET

Statement - Statement by the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, regarding the attacks in Brussels

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Homeland Security

Mar 18, 2016, 08:00 ET

Raytheon Canada Limited chosen to enhance Royal Canadian Navy crew safety

Jan 16, 2016, 18:17 ET

Statement from the Belize Police Department

Jan 13, 2016, 15:21 ET

Statement - Minister Goodale concludes successful visit to UK and France - Minister met with key counterparts, officials and stakeholders on security

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Labor & Union

11:30 ET

Crisis in corrections: no solution without OPSEU frontliners

09:27 ET

/C O R R E C T I O N from Source -- Employment and Social Development Canada/

07:30 ET

Scottish Borders Council awards long-term £92 million outsourced digital services contract to CGI

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Legal issues

Mar 29, 2016, 18:10 ET

Canadian Transportation Agency clarifies who must hold an air licence

Mar 29, 2016, 17:54 ET

Competition Bureau and Parkland reach mediated resolution that will see gas stations and assets sold in Ontario and Manitoba

Mar 29, 2016, 16:59 ET

Hydro Ottawa responds to sentence under Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Not for profit

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Media Advisory - Senators GM Bryan Murray and CBC TV's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld to Launch Campaign: "Changing How We Live with Cancer"

05:00 ET

The Leucan Shaved Head Challenge Unveils a Brand New Look! - It's the Official Kick-Off of the 2016 Edition

Mar 29, 2016, 11:56 ET

Black Lives Matter Protesters Zero in on Politicians in Week Two of #BLMTOTentCity Protest Against Anti-Black Police Brutality

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Patent Law

Mar 29, 2016, 16:05 ET

Search Minerals Announces Completion of Patent Purchase Agreement and Receipt of Final $200,000 Payment

Mar 24, 2016, 17:31 ET

Jury Awards Core Wireless A $0.10 Per Unit Royalty In Patent Litigation Against LG

Mar 21, 2016, 11:23 ET

Uponor wins patent infringement suit against Heatlink Group Inc. and PexCor Manufacturing Inc.

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Political Campaigns

Mar 28, 2016, 15:38 ET

Franklin Templeton Addresses Federal Budget Implications for Canadian Mutual Fund Investors

Mar 26, 2016, 15:03 ET

Voter registration and revision complete

Mar 24, 2016, 16:48 ET

Federal Budget 2016 Misses Opportunity to Reduce Paper and Cost Burden

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Public Safety

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Boulders blocking the track and limited visual cues led to November 2014 derailment near Tellier, Quebec

07:49 ET

Major Joint Canada-U.S. Anti-Drug and Contraband Tobacco Operation Underway: Police Expert Available for Comment

Mar 29, 2016, 12:00 ET

Service Scams Prey on Lack of Computer Literacy and Trust

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Trade policy

Mar 07, 2016, 16:27 ET

Canada Meets with Global Counterparts to Strengthen Mining Relations

Feb 18, 2016, 11:00 ET

Essar Steel Algoma Appeals CITT Negative Injury Plate Determination

Feb 09, 2016, 12:41 ET

World Government Summit 2016: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Tweets "Dialogue of the Future"

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